Every speakeasy had a story.
Every cocktail had an origin.
Every gangster, bootlegger, nightclub owner, politician, jazz musician, and federal agent left fingerprints on the Prohibition era.
The Case Files brings together the people, crimes, scandals, businesses, and legends that shaped New York’s underground drinking culture. Some stories are famous. Others have been buried in newspaper archives, court records, and forgotten police reports for nearly a century.
Discover the rise of notorious bootleggers, the secret operations that supplied thousands of speakeasies, the corruption that kept the liquor flowing, and the colorful personalities who thrived in a city determined to ignore Prohibition.
These aren’t just stories about crime. They’re stories about ambition, power, greed, survival, and the remarkable characters who turned a failed social experiment into one of the most fascinating chapters in American history.